The usually mild traffic on Enugu urban roads has given way to heavy traffic following the influx of motorists as preparations for this year’s Christmas reaches feverish pitch.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that major roads, especially those around market places, have become nightmarish for commuters and motorists alike because of the heavy traffic.
A NAN correspondent who monitored the traffic situation in the coal city on Tuesday reports that some of the roads are Agbani Road, Zik Avenue, Chime Avenue, Ogui Road, Abakaliki Road, Abakpa Nike and Nike Lake Road.
It was a similar situation in the Holy Ghost area where there is a concentration of motor parks and garages for fleet operators.
A commercial driver in Achara Layout, John Nweke, said the heavy traffic in the area was a result of the large number of people travelling in and out of the state for the yuletide.
“You know that majority of people residing in Enugu are not from here, while some people outside return for the celebrations. So that is why we have heavy traffic,” Nweke said.
A passenger, Ujunwa Okam, attributed the heavy traffic to motorists who parked recklessly on the road to cause obstruction.
Okam urged the state government to restore the traffic agency disbanded three months ago to ensure sanity on the roads.
“Some motorists on the queues at the filling stations use their cars to block the roads, some will even park along the road for shopping,” she said.
The situation was not different at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport as many airlines operated two flights daily against the usual one following the rush to the coal city.
This has also led to heavy traffic on the road to the airport in addition to security screening at the airport entrance.
A passenger, Gladys Nwokolo, said she almost missed her flight following the gridlock at the NNPC Mega Station located on the road to the airport.
NAN also reports that hotels in the state have witnessed a boom as a large number of customers patronise them.
Reacting to the development, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission in the state, David Mendie, told NAN that the command had identified trouble areas and deployed its personnel to ensure free flow of traffic.
NAN.
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